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Utilising ICTs for Resource Sharing Initiatives in Academic Institutions in Zimbabwe: Towards a New Trajectory

Utilising ICTs for Resource Sharing Initiatives in Academic Institutions in Zimbabwe: Towards a New Trajectory
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Author(s): Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita (Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe & University of South Africa, South Africa)and Forbes Chinyemba (Harare Polytechnic School of LIS, Zimbabwe)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 14
Source title: Managing Knowledge and Scholarly Assets in Academic Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bhojaraju Gunjal (National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1741-2.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter examines the use of Information and Communication Technologies and their impact on resource sharing initiatives within the context of library consortia in Zimbabwe. The writer also explores the various projects initiated to promote resource sharing. The challenges and opportunities that ICT's provide are also meticulously explored. The writer probes how ICT's have transformed academic libraries in Zimbabwe in the context of digital technology. It also seeks to find out the benefits that libraries can accrue from investing in ICT. The paper also explores the extent to which academic libraries are making use of technology to contribute to the national and global research agenda.

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